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Maurice Tate

Maurice William Tate

Born: 30 May 1895, Preston, Brighton, Sussex
Died: 18 May 1956, Wadhurst, Sussex
Major Teams: Sussex, England.
Known As: Maurice Tate
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Fast Medium, Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: England v South Africa at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1924
Last Test:
England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, 1935

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1924

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   39   52   5  1198  100*  25.48   1   5   11   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             12523  581  4055  155  26.16  6-42    7   1  80.7  1.94

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1912 - 1937)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  679  970 103 21717  203   25.04  23  93  284   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            151149 50571 2784  18.16  9-71  195  44  54.2  2.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Seldom can a cricketer have changed his bowling technique to such devastating effect as Maurice Tate. For the first ten years of his first-class career he was an off-break bowler, but in 1922 he switched to the medium-fast stuff and his career dramatically turned a corner. Two years later he made his England debut and such was his ability to exploit the seam - together with swing and pace off the pitch - that he consistently troubled the world's best batsmen. He went on to dismiss Bradman seven times. But in addition to his bowling, he was a hard-hitting, right-handed batsman in the middle order - a genuine all-rounder.

Tate made his first-class debut for Sussex in 1912, playing 525 matches for the county until 1937. His contribution to the club was enormous and is commemorated by the Memorial Gates at Hove. Tate took 100 wickets in a season 13 times in England and once abroad. On three occasions he passed the 200-wicket mark in a season, his best year being 1925 when he claimed 228 wickets at fractionally under 15 apiece. His best innings figures were 9/71 against Middlesex at Lord's in 1926. He achieved the double of 200 wickets and 1,000 runs three times and the "ordinary" double five times. His finest season with the bat was 1927 when he hit 1,713 runs at an average of 36.44. His highest innings was 203 against Northants at Hove in 1921. Tate's entrance into the Test arena could scarcely have been more dramatic. At the age of 29, he was selected for the First Test against South Africa at Edgbaston in 1924 - and dismissed Fred Susskind with his first delivery in Test cricket. Tate went on to take 4/12 in six overs, figures which remarkably were overshadowed by Arthur Gilligan at the other end, who took 6/7 as the tourists were routed for 30, going on to lose by an innings while Tate finished with eight wickets in the match. He continued to take wickets at a prolific rate, finishing the three-match series with 21. His 50th wicket came in only his ninth Test and his 100th arrived in his 20th game.

Tate's first tour, to Australia in 1924-25, saw him pick up 38 wickets at an average of 23.18. In all first-class games on the tour, he took 77 wickets. He was again England's most successful bowler on the 1928-29 tour of Australia and finished with 17 Test wickets. His batting for England never really matched his county performances, although he averaged a respectable 25.48. He did hit a Test century, making 100* against South Africa at Lord's in 1929. His 39th and final Test came at the age of 40 against South Africa at Old Trafford in 1935. (Graham Holburn, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 30-Jul-2002 01:57:10 GMT


 
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